● Projects
What we’ve been working on
We bring creative ideas to life, connecting artists, organisations, and communities through thoughtful, well-produced projects. Our work spans arts brokerage, community events, heritage initiatives, and strategic creative support. Each project reflects our belief that creativity has the power to build connection, celebrate place, and tell the stories that shape who we are.
From managing local arts programmes like Creative Henderson-Massey, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Arts, and Creative Rodney, to producing Open Studios Waitākere for 10 years, and supporting heritage organisations like the Mackelvie Society and Your Stories, we collaborate across Aotearoa to make creativity visible, accessible, and celebrated.
● Arts Brokerage ● Funding ● Artist Support ● Event Production ● Marketing and Communications
Art Brokerage
We manage arts brokerage across Creative Henderson-Massey, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Arts, and Creative Rodney, supporting artists and communities to bring their creative ideas to life. Each of these projects is in collaboration with the respective Auckland Council Local Boards.
Through these programmes, we facilitate funding rounds, mentor artists, and produce events that make local creativity visible and celebrated.
Creative-Henderson Massey
Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Arts
Creative Rodney
Siva Afi Festival part-funded through Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Arts Funding
● Grants + Funding ● Event Production ● Marketing and Communications
Siva Afi Festival
As part of our ongoing support for Pasifika arts, we’ve helped deliver the Siva Afi Festival for multiple years, working alongside Director Amo to deliver a world-class celebration of traditional and contemporary fire dance performance.
We manage all aspects of event production, marketing, and communications, as well as securing ongoing funding each year to ensure this important cultural event continues to thrive and grow.
Alongside the Festival event we work with Siva Afi Aotearoa to deliver workshops throughout Aotearoa.
Siva Afi Aotearoa
Fire Dancer at Siva Afi Festival 2024
● Event Production ● Artist Co-ordination ● Council Liaison ● Marketing and Communications ● Public Programming ● Community Engagement
Open Art Studios
Lightbox Projects produces a growing network of Open Studios events across Auckland in collaboration with Local Boards, creating opportunities for artists to showcase their work, connect with new audiences, and strengthen creative networks within their communities.
Now in its 10th year, Open Studios Waitākere has become a cornerstone of the west Auckland arts calendar, celebrating the region’s creativity and community spirit.
In 2025, the programme expanded to include Open Art Studios Upper Harbour, bringing together a new group of artists and makers from across the area.
2025 also marks the launch of Open Studios Kaipātiki, extending the initiative further in to the North Shore and providing a fresh platform for local artists to share their work.
Lightbox Projects manages all aspects of delivery, from artist coordination and event logistics to marketing, communications, and design. We oversee everything from print materials and digital campaigns to public programming and community engagement, ensuring each event runs seamlessly and reaches wide audiences.
Open Studios Waitākere
Upper Harbour Open Studios
Open Studidos Kaipātiki
Step Inside the Studio with Jacqueline Letham. Video Produced by Conan Fitzpatrick for Open Art Studios Upper Harbour
● Fundraising ● Event Production ● Marketing and Communications
The Mackelvie Society
For the Mackelvie Society, we lead fundraising, events, and marketing to help preserve and promote one of Auckland’s most important art collections, working in with the Mackelvie Trust, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland Museum and Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections.
Our work supports the Society’s public engagement through events such as gallery tours, heritage talks, and participation in the Auckland Heritage Festival.
Group enjoying a tour of the Mackelvie Gallery
● Funding ● Event Production ● Marketing and Communications
Kāhui St David’s
Lightbox Projects has worked closely with Kāhui St David’s, a heritage-listed building in central Auckland now reimagined as a vibrant hub for arts, music, and community connection. Our work has supported Kāhui’s mission from the start with the public appeal to ‘Buy the Church’, right through to revitalising the space as a centre for cultural engagement through events, concerts, and creative programming.
We have contributed with fundraising, event management, and communications support. From developing strategic partnerships and producing the annual Strings Festival, annual Anzac events to supporting the integration of major artworks such as Sara Hughes’ Colour Quartet which has been instrumental in breathing this building in Central Auckland back to life.
kahuistdavids.nz
The Renovated interior of Kāhui St David’s
● Funding ● Event Production ● Marketing and Communications
Your Stories
Developed for the Preserving Local History and Educational Trust, Your Stories is a nationwide initiative dedicated to preserving Aotearoa’s local newspapers and making them accessible for future generations. The project digitises thousands of community newspapers, capturing the everyday stories, people, and places that shaped our regions.
Lightbox Projects provides fundraising support, Marketing and communications and event production for the Trust, helping to raise awareness of the project’s impact and engage the public through talks, exhibitions, and community partnerships. Our focus is on sharing the richness of local history while connecting audiences to the voices and stories that define who we are.
preservinglocalhistory.com
A recently preserved newspaper
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